The AI overwrote a shared file on S3 and my web projects stopped working

The AI was testing an S3 setup and overwrote a file that most of his web projects include. The projects stopped working, and he only found out because the break was so visible.

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How it works

The AI runs a test of the S3 interface
It overwrites a file included in most of his web projects
The projects stop working

Why it’s worth knowing

One shared file on S3 broke most of his sites at once, and he worries about quieter mistakes no reader reported.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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